A.l. Younger Limited
Registered name: A.L. YOUNGER LIMITED
A.l. Younger Limited made £9.7m revenue and £298k profit in the year to 31 Mar 2026.
A.l. Younger Limited’s revenue fell 5% to £9.7m in the year to 31 Mar 2026, with £298k profit and 74 employees. The company is classified under “non-specialised wholesale trade” and is based in Pennington Lymington; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Pennington Lymington, South East
- Age
- 44 yrs · since 1982
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 31 Mar 2025 | 31 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £10.1m | £9.7m |
| Cost of sales | £5m | £4.7m |
| Gross profit | £5.1m | £5m |
| Profit before tax | £620k | £426k |
| Profit after tax | £470k | £298k |
| Profit (best available) | £470k | £298k |
| Staff costs | £2.8m | £2.8m |
| Employees (average) | 79 | 74 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| Gross margin | 50.5% | 51.6% |
| Revenue per employee | £128k | £131k |
| Profit per employee | £5.9k | £4k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▼4.7% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼36.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼6.3% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £739k | £9.5k |
| Net assets | £7.4m | £7.3m |
| Fixed assets | £5.5m | £5.5m |
| Current assets | £4.2m | £4m |
| Debtors | £1.4m | £1.5m |
| Cash from operations | £1.2m | £369k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 | FullAccounts · bulk data Sep 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 3.1%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 51.6%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £131k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 56.9%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 15.9%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▼1%
- Now £7.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼99%
- Now £9.5k
- Headcount
- ▼6%
- Now 74
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▼0%
- Now £5.5m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- Wessex Pictures LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2026 (profit £298k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Sep 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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